Agreed. What I want is a 40GB iPod that is a phone and has PDA functionality! I don't even care if it is the size of a Tungsten if it can do all of those things! But, obviously, the smaller the better. I don't care about a damn camera phone or a PDA that lets you store 128 MB of mp3s on a card! Sheesh.
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I believe this will happen. But only if we can program the robot to ask pertinent questions only when it's robot hands are lodged in your mouth.
The timing of this story is quite ironic for me. A couple of years ago a manager in my company got a break/game room installed for his team; a team which is known for working long, hard hours. Foosball, ping-pong and one of those indoor basketball things were installed and when his team needed a break, they had a place to blow off some steam.
Apparently some bigger wig disagreed with this workplace philosophy and put the kibosh on it. Just yesterday all the games were auctioned off as part of an American Heart Association fundraiser and the room is no longer a break room.
There are several thoughtful things that my (anonymous) company does for it's employees. However, most of those things are external to the workplace. Their attitude is "work while you are at work, play when you are not at work".
One manager got it. Give the employees a reason to enjoy part of their workday and they may not blow out the door at 4:57 each evening. Morale improves, so does the relationship between employee and employer, so does the thoughtfulness of an employees work. That manager was put in his place by the majority of old world "thinkers" who serve as the keepers of the company. Those employees had a benefit taken away. How do these guys think that this will help productivity?!
"ComputerWorld is reporting that several companies, including Coastal Transportation, Burlington Coat Factory, and Boscov's Department Store are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards SCO and their new 'Linux license' arrangement."
Wow. Check out the industry heavy hitters quoted in ComputerWorld. If the brains behind Burlington Coat Factory are taking a wait-and-see stance, I guess we all should!
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Agreed. What I want is a 40GB iPod that is a phone and has PDA functionality! I don't even care if it is the size of a Tungsten if it can do all of those things! But, obviously, the smaller the better. I don't care about a damn camera phone or a PDA that lets you store 128 MB of mp3s on a card! Sheesh.
robotic dentist I believe this will happen. But only if we can program the robot to ask pertinent questions only when it's robot hands are lodged in your mouth.
The timing of this story is quite ironic for me. A couple of years ago a manager in my company got a break/game room installed for his team; a team which is known for working long, hard hours. Foosball, ping-pong and one of those indoor basketball things were installed and when his team needed a break, they had a place to blow off some steam.
Apparently some bigger wig disagreed with this workplace philosophy and put the kibosh on it. Just yesterday all the games were auctioned off as part of an American Heart Association fundraiser and the room is no longer a break room.
There are several thoughtful things that my (anonymous) company does for it's employees. However, most of those things are external to the workplace. Their attitude is "work while you are at work, play when you are not at work".
One manager got it. Give the employees a reason to enjoy part of their workday and they may not blow out the door at 4:57 each evening. Morale improves, so does the relationship between employee and employer, so does the thoughtfulness of an employees work. That manager was put in his place by the majority of old world "thinkers" who serve as the keepers of the company. Those employees had a benefit taken away. How do these guys think that this will help productivity?!
However, I would highly recommend New Orleans, Louisiana. The folks there know how to cook.
Not a troll, just a rookie mistake. Rest assured that my attempts at humor will be more informed when I make my 3rd post to this community.
Wow. Check out the industry heavy hitters quoted in ComputerWorld. If the brains behind Burlington Coat Factory are taking a wait-and-see stance, I guess we all should!